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mixoilwithgasoline.Purchasefuelin
quantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin30
daystoassurefuelfreshness.
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingintempera-
turesbelow 32°F(0°C), usefresh, clean
wintergradegasolinetohelpinsuregood
,_dAweatherstarting.
RNING: Experienceindicatesthat
alcoholblendedfuels (calledgasoholor
-usingethanolor methanol)can attract
moisturewhichleadsto separationand
formationofacidsduringstorage.Acidic
gas candamagethefuel systemof an
enginewhileinstorage.Toavoidengine
problems,the fuel systemshouldbe emp-
tied beforestorageof 30 days orlonger.
Drainthe gastank, starttheengineand
let itrununtilthefuel linesandcarburetor
are empty.Usefresh fuel nextseason.
See Storage Instructionsfor additional
information.Never use engineorcarbure-
torcleaner productsinthefuel tankor per-
nentdamagemay occur.
CAUTION: Fillto bottomof gas tank
fillerneck.Do notoverfill.Wipe offany
spilledoilorfuel. Do notstore,spilloruse
gasolinenearan openflame.
TO START ENGINE
When startingthe enginefor the first time
or if the enginehas runoutof fuel,itwill
take extracrankingtimeto movefuel from
the tanktotheengine.
• Siton seat inoperatingposition,
depressclutch/brakepedaland set
parkingbrake.
• Placegear shiftleverin neutral(N) posi-
tion.
• Moveattachmentclutchto =DISEN-
GAGED" position.
• Movethrottlecontrolto chokeposition.
Note: Beforestarting readthe warm and
coldstartingproceduresbelow.
• Insertkey intoignitionandtum key
clockwiseto =START"positionand
releasekey as soonas enginestarts.
Do notrun startercontinuouslyfor more
thanfifteen secondsper minute.Ifthe
enginedoesnotstartafterseveral
attempts,movethrottle controlto fast
position,wait a few minutesandtry
again.If enginestilldoesnotstart,
movethe throttlecontrol beck to the
chokepositionand retry.
WARM WEATHER STARTING(50° F
AND ABOVE)
• When enginestarts,move the throttle
controltothefast position.
• The attachmentsand grounddrivecan
nowbe used.If the enginedoesnot
acceptthe load, restartthe engineand
allowittowarmupfor one minuteusing
the chokeas describedabove.
COLD WEATHER STARTING( 50° F
AND BELOW)
• When enginestarts,allowengineto run
withthe throttlecontrolinthe choke
positionuntilthe enginerunsroughly,
then movethrottlecontrolto fast posi-
tion.Thismay requirean enginewarm-
upperiodfrom severalsecondstosev-
eralminutes,dependingonthe temper-
ature.
• The attachmentscan alsobe useddur-
ingthe enginewarm-upperiod.
NOTE: If at a highaltitude(above3000
feet) or incoldtemperatures(below32 F)
the carburetorfuel mixturemayneed to be
adjustedfor best engineperformance.
See =TOADJUST CARBURETOR"inthe
ServiceandAdjustmentssectionof this
manual.
MOWING TIPS
• "13rechainscannotbeusedwhenthe
mowerhousingis attachedto tractor.
• Mowershouldbe properlyleveledfor
bestmowingperformance.See =TO
LEVELMOWER HOUSING"inthe
ServiceandAdjustmentssectionofthis
manual.
• The lefthand sideof mowershouldbe
usedfor trimming.
• Driveso thatclippingsare discharged
ontothe areathathasbeen cut.Have
the cut areato-therightofthetractor.
This willresultina moreeven distribu-
tion ofclippingsandmoreuniformcut-
ting.
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